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Women and Masturbation: Talking About It Openly (Part 2)
This is the second half of a two-part series on the topic…
This is the second half of a two-part series on the topic of women and masturbation. If you missed my first post, I highly recommend reading it before you read this one. In the first…
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What Happens When Lust Trains Your Soul
While teaching at a men’s retreat, a standoffish young single challenged me…
While teaching at a men’s retreat, a standoffish young single challenged me with a purity question, “There are so many things in the Bible we don’t observe any longer. I mean, we don’t circumcise, or…
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Why live with it?
What discomfort or debilitation are we living with today that we don’t…
What discomfort or debilitation are we living with today that we don’t need to? What unpleasant aspect of our life do we accept as normal when it isn’t? It’s so easy to assume we already know…
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How Building “Negative Emotion Tolerance” Helps Us Pursue Sexual Purity
Admittedly, the title of this post is a mouthful, but if you’ll…
Admittedly, the title of this post is a mouthful, but if you’ll stick with me it won’t be as complicated as it sounds, and it will be worth your time. What Is “Negative Emotion Tolerance”?…
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The Best Way to Block Porn (It Isn’t What You Think)
Probably one of the most obvious and simple ways to stop looking…
Probably one of the most obvious and simple ways to stop looking at porn is to employ some kind of filter to remove the junk. There are many Internet filters on the market today. And,…
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Has your porn addiction made you absent?
Louise worried her husband was way too busy and buried in work.…
Louise worried her husband was way too busy and buried in work. She had more than noticed that he stayed in his home office most of the evening and late into the night, even after…
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Fighting Sexual Sin with Joy in the Lord
Joy may not be the first thought you think of when it…
Joy may not be the first thought you think of when it comes to sexual sin. In my experience with working with those addicted to pornography, they often experience a lot of guilt and shame,…
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What do all porn users have in common?
John is a 38-year-old man addicted to porn. His wife works third…
John is a 38-year-old man addicted to porn. His wife works third shift each night which gives him ample opportunity to dip his heart and mind in the snares of pornography. About six months ago, Lexi, a…
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3 Phases of Freedom
“Who wants a healthy snack?” It’s fun to see how people respond…
“Who wants a healthy snack?” It’s fun to see how people respond to this question. You often have people on one end of the spectrum who turn up their nose at the very thought of…
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“Women Just Don’t Have a Porn Problem”
“Addiction begins where dalliance becomes disease. It can happen to anyone.” –Sandy…
“Addiction begins where dalliance becomes disease. It can happen to anyone.” –Sandy Swenson Porn does not discriminate. Jesus-freak or atheist. Male or female. Prosperous or poor. On any given Sunday, chances are there’s a porn…